After a six-day hiatus, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team returned home and survived against the N.C. State Wolfpack by a final score of 76-73. The Orange moved to 9-1 inside the Carrier Dome this season.
N.C. State was without its two leading scorers as Devon Daniels suffered an ACL injury earlier in the week against Wake Forest. DJ Funderburk was held out for “disciplinary reasons,” according to NC State.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Syracuse 76, N.C. State 73: Orange survive Wolfpack late with clutch free throw shooting (NunesMagician.com)
- Syracuse clamps down on defense in 2nd half to beat NC State (Donna Ditota’s Quick Hits) (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse basketball box score vs. NC State (Syracuse.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
MEDIA:
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 1, 2021
Syracuse knocks off NC State in a nail-biter, 76-73, to improve to 10-5, 4-4 ACC. There were 19 lead changes. 19!
Alan Griffin 19 pts, Buddy Boeheim 17 pts, Kadary Richmond 14 pts. Double-double for Guerrier. SU shot 38.1% from deep. Up next is Louisville on Wednesday night.
— Matthew Gutierrez (@MatthewGut21) February 1, 2021
Syracuse shot 90.9% (10 for 11) from the line tonight, continuing to be the best free-throw shooting team in Jim Boeheim's 45 years at the helm.
— Matthew Gutierrez (@MatthewGut21) February 1, 2021
Clutch free throws by @MarekDolezaj
74-70 Cuse | 0:13.7 pic.twitter.com/nlylZjdokh
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 1, 2021
Throw. It. Down. ?@quincyguerrier pic.twitter.com/Pchyg2MFG6
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 1, 2021
10 and 10 for the Candyman.
Double-double No. 7 of the season. ?? pic.twitter.com/Eh5B5xHYHR
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 1, 2021
GAME PREVIEW:
After getting blown out by No. 8 Virginia, Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome to face North Carolina State on Sunday. The Wolfpack have lost four of their last five games, and Devon Daniels, their leading scorer, was injured in their win against Wake Forest earlier this week.
Bourama Sidibe’s injury will again hurt the Orange if he’s unable to play for the 14th straight game, as Jay Huff muscled his way inside SU’s 2-3 zone and led the Virginia Cavaliers with 21 points and 12 rebounds on Monday. The game was another reminder that, even with Marek Dolezaj at center helping SU on offense, the Orange (9-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast) still lack a true shot blocker and presence in the middle of their defense.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- Opponent preview: What to know about North Carolina State (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse looks to end three-game losing streak to N.C. State; What went wrong in those games? (NunesMagician.com)
- Beat writers unanimously predict Syracuse to beat NC State (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse vs. NC State: TV/streaming, time, odds, history & more (NunesMagician.com)
- Syracuse opens as favorite vs. N.C. State (point spread) (Syracuse.com)
MEDIA:
? GAME DAY! pic.twitter.com/nrEbmsslQD
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 31, 2021
'Cuse is in the house… pic.twitter.com/Ey25pItPS8
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 31, 2021
That quiet early prep. ? pic.twitter.com/qIAFUyylOE
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 31, 2021
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